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Office of the Superintendent

Shannon Cox

Welcome to Montgomery County Educational Service Center, where our mission is to strengthen outcomes in education throughout Montgomery County and the region by providing high quality services to local districts, educators, students and the community at large. Through collaboration with area stakeholders, we work to strengthen the capacity of districts to achieve cost-effective, high quality outcomes. 

Montgomery County Education Service Center – MCESC is a place where visionary leaders provide exemplary service to our client districts and most importantly to the students we directly serve. We employ just over 480 servant leaders, who touch over 90 educational entities in Ohio. We serve, so students can be successful.

Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to fly with the Blue Angels; barrel rolls, flying inverted, and hitting 7.46 G’s were some of the incredible stunts.  It was an energy and invigoration that’s hard to explain.  Athletes and musicians refer to these moments of adrenaline rush as “being in the zone.”  The exhilaration and concentration so focused on the moment that, for that time frame, nothing else matters. 

I’m very lucky to have experienced that flight with the Blue Angels.  I’m also lucky that I work with a team of dedicated professionals who are frequently, “in the zone.”  The relationships our team builds with students and the growth of the children is an inspiring sight to witness.  Whether it’s a child sitting in a room not fully understanding why he is angry, or the child frustrated she can’t hear or speak clearly or the child on the spectrum trying to find his way, our staff enters the “zone” every day to build the relationship, making the child feel safe. 

It’s not easy explaining to others what we do here at the MCESC.  But the why, well, that’s easy.  We do what we do, all 580 plus, because we love the kids.  And when we get in the “zone” it’s a magic that comes from within all of us.  

Yes, I’m lucky because I experienced the “Zone” in the seat of an F-18 Super Hornet but I'm lucky I experience being in the "Zone" every day in my role as Superintendent of a very special, a very magical place, the Montgomery County Educational Service Center.

 

Shannon Cox                                             Marti Baker
Superintendent                                    Administrative Assistant
(937) 225-4598                                    (937)225-4603 Ext 3019

MCESC IN THE NEWS

Challenges to Books Up In Region, But Still Rare (DDN)

On the Clock Podcast

Community Conversations: COVID Generation: How the Pandemic Affects Our Kids (DDN)

Psychiatrist Calls for Systems to Support Parents and Communities (DDN)

Schools Facing Staff Shortages (WDTN)

Schools Looking at Return to Remote Learning  (WHIO)

Educators React to Financial Literacy Requirement (WDTN)

State Schools Group Leaves National Agency (DDN 10/27/2021)

DDN Feature - In Our Schools 10/3/2021

WHIO Reports - Back to School 2021-22

Local Education Leader Wins Top National Honor

Schools Scramble to Teach Kids Who Must Quarantine (DDN)

Schools Make Bold Plans for Use of Federal Aid (DDN)

Local Schools to Decide Student Mask Policy (WHIO)

MCESC Partners with Dayton Children's to Offer Vaccine Opportunities for Kids 12 and Up

Dayton Area Schools to Offer Student Covid Vax

Local Schools Plan for Remote Learning to Stay

MCESC's role in Covid Vax distribution 

Shannon Cox 2019 TEDXDaytonSalon

Dayton Metro Library Career Adventures Day

DBJ feature on Shannon Cox 

DDN article on Shannon Cox as new Supt.

Dayton Magazine highlights Shannon Cox and the MCESC

Shannon Cox on DDC Regional Panel

DDN article "Children Facing More Stress"

WHIO Podcast with Dan Edwards

Jewel Partners with the MCESC

NewsBlaze feature on SELLA

Shannon Cox ED Choice Press Conference

WHIO feature on coping with stress 

Shannon Cox named to Regional Panel

Dayton Business Journal feature on Covid 19's Impact on schools

WHIO on Schools getting back to class during pandemic

Dayton 24/7 story on school closings during pandemic

Shannon Cox on WDTN commenting on schools opening in fall of 2020

Dayton 24/7 Now story on attendance challenges during pandemic

MCESC Receives Remote Learning Grant

DDN In Our Schools Op/Ed